Kashmir News Observer (KNO)

Srinagar, November 19 (KNO) : Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expressed his heartfelt condolence over the demise of prominent Islamic scholar of the sub-continent and the Pakistan Tableegi Jamaat patron Alhaj Abdul Wahab, stating that the religious contribution of the deceased the global level deserves rich tributes.
In a statement issued to KNO, Mirwaiz termed the demise of Wahab as ‘a great lost’ for not only the Muslim religious parties and the Muslims of the sub-continent but the entire Muslim world and prayed for the highest standards for the deceased in Janah. Mirwaiz also prayed to Almighty to grant patience to the family members of deceased.
Meanwhile, Mirwaiz paid tributes to the two armed youth killed in an encounter with forces at Zainapora Shopian—Nawaz Ahmed Wagay andYawar Ahmed Wani and stated that the youth are spilling their hot blood for great and sacred cause to get rid from ‘Delhi’s forcible control’.
The sacrifices of the Kashmiri youth are our great asset and it is the responsibility of the people as well as the leadership to safeguard them at any cost, he said. Mirwaiz said, “Despite unleashing ultimate repression in Kashmir, New Delhi has failed to break the resolve of freedom loving people of Kashmir fighting for their legitimate birth right, the right to self determination.” (KNO)